Unfixable problem
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This subforum is for advanced users only. This separate area is for niche or unexpected lag issues such as electromagnetic interference (EMI, EMF, electrical, radiofrequency, etc). Interference of all kinds (wired, wireless, external, internal, environment, bad component) can cause error-correction (ECC) latencies like a bad modem connection, except internally in a circuit. ECC = retransmits = lag. Troubleshooting may require university degree. Your lag issue is likely not EMI.
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IMPORTANT:
This subforum is for advanced users only. This separate area is for niche or unexpected lag issues such as electromagnetic interference (EMI, EMF, electrical, radiofrequency, etc). Interference of all kinds (wired, wireless, external, internal, environment, bad component) can cause error-correction (ECC) latencies like a bad modem connection, except internally in a circuit. ECC = retransmits = lag. Troubleshooting may require university degree. Your lag issue is likely not EMI.
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Goddamn124
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- Joined: 08 Oct 2022, 20:55
Unfixable problem
This week I went to a pc cafe and tried out their ps5 and pc with the peripherals they already had and still had the problem. Who has already done this and has come close to solving this problem or solved it? Is it the body? I’ve seen older posts talk about this. Idk what it can be anymore. 
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Hyote
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Re: Unfixable problem
I'm not going to promote my stuff here directly but yes I fixed it with my custom Windows.
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Terrykk
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- Joined: 19 Jun 2026, 23:11
Re: Unfixable problem
I’m not going to comment on your custom OS and whether or not it does what you claim. I just feel like you’re missing the point here though; 99% of pros and/or casuals run on a stock bloated Windows installation. The real solution here is understanding why or what is causing these issues to appear for some people on similar or identical builds.
One of the best ladder hitscan player currently in Overwatch doesn’t even know what XMP/EXPO is
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spkii
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Re: Unfixable problem
Wow.... did you tried with your Steam account or Sony ps5 Account? or was the cafe account? Did you wear some of your perypherals there or used theirs? Its that Cafe close to your house?Goddamn124 wrote: ↑26 Jun 2026, 01:45This week I went to a pc cafe and tried out their ps5 and pc with the peripherals they already had and still had the problem. Who has already done this and has come close to solving this problem or solved it? Is it the body? I’ve seen older posts talk about this. Idk what it can be anymore.![]()
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PotentJW
- Posts: 2
- Joined: 22 May 2026, 09:26
Re: Unfixable problem
I’m under the assumption most people can’t perceive latency at the levels we all do.Terrykk wrote: ↑26 Jun 2026, 04:21I’m not going to comment on your custom OS and whether or not it does what you claim. I just feel like you’re missing the point here though; 99% of pros and/or casuals run on a stock bloated Windows installation. The real solution here is understanding why or what is causing these issues to appear for some people on similar or identical builds.
One of the best ladder hitscan player currently in Overwatch doesn’t even know what XMP/EXPO is
- dervu
- Posts: 445
- Joined: 17 Apr 2020, 18:09
Re: Unfixable problem
People can't even have common way to figure out if they have same problem, only their feels and recordings that can be symptoms of multiple issues, yet some people say they fixed "it", whatever they think "it" is, while others say they didn't, while they don't know either if they are even talking about same thing. 
Ryzen 7950X3D / MSI GeForce RTX 4090 Gaming X Trio / ASUS TUF GAMING X670E-PLUS / 2x16GB DDR5@6000 G.Skill Trident Z5 RGB / Dell Alienware AW3225QF / Logitech G PRO X2 SUPERSTRIKE / SkyPAD Glass 3.0 / Wooting 60HE / DT 700 PRO X || EMI Input lag issue survivor (source removed)
- BARGHEST
- Posts: 35
- Joined: 27 Sep 2025, 16:10
Re: Unfixable problem
Guys like that really surprise me! Just like Hyet, I decided not to publicize how I solved this problem! I solved the problem! I figured it out! You, on the other hand, just advertised your build! Just think about it—a player customizing Windows? It’s absurd to think a gamer would customize Windows to their liking on a major event! They wouldn’t even let him near the PC! Absurd, nonsense. If it were that simple, we wouldn’t have been stuck here for 17 years—that’s how long these problems have been going on. It seems to me that everything was fine for you from the start; your PC just gave out!
I didn't stay on the sidelines either—I basically abused my SSD, which is down to 6% health. I've tried quite a few builds, from stock setups to custom builds, and the cherry on top was a Chinese corporate version of Windows that you just won't find online with proper updates—and I mean updates that actually work!
- BARGHEST
- Posts: 35
- Joined: 27 Sep 2025, 16:10
Re: Unfixable problem
Before you start tinkering with anything, just take a moment to think about what others are saying. Think about it yourself: we play poorly during the day but fine at night, and sometimes we feel like we’re better players—starting with grounding, running new power lines and outlets, cutting off the power to the house, various internet configurations like blocking and amnesia—we’ve tried a whole lot of things—all the way up to transformers, mysterious circuits, and custom power supplies on different PC setups. So far, no one knows what the problem is. Maybe it’s in Windows—specifically, the Meltdown and Spectre patches on new processors still work even if you disable them! Maybe it’s an electrical issue—if so, unfortunately, there’s nothing we can do about it here. Or perhaps it’s something hardware-related, like RAM, where BIOS glitches might also be a factor. Unfortunately, no one knows yet, but we’re trying everything that makes logical sense and anything we stumble upon by chance. It’s been 17 years of this problem!Goddamn124 wrote: ↑26 Jun 2026, 01:45This week I went to a pc cafe and tried out their ps5 and pc with the peripherals they already had and still had the problem. Who has already done this and has come close to solving this problem or solved it? Is it the body? I’ve seen older posts talk about this. Idk what it can be anymore.![]()
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f1ndus
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Re: Unfixable problem
very likely its body yeaGoddamn124 wrote: ↑26 Jun 2026, 01:45This week I went to a pc cafe and tried out their ps5 and pc with the peripherals they already had and still had the problem. Who has already done this and has come close to solving this problem or solved it? Is it the body? I’ve seen older posts talk about this. Idk what it can be anymore.![]()
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Hyote
- Posts: 672
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Re: Unfixable problem
I get some of these comments and I agree that we might as well be talking about different issues. I for one had issues with floaty mouse and input lag and it seemed clear that it was due to Windows having more bloat added and bad choices like a fixed 10 MHz QPC timer so I decided to unmake everything I could. Unfortunately the less input lag you want, the more you have to strip so many functions along with some games don't work.
